Question

Sort the following developments in the context of the radio in ascending order (top to bottom).

• A. Akashwani
• B. India radio club
• C. AIR
• D. G. Marconi
• E. Vividh Bharti

Answer 1

• Guglielmo Marconi started radio broadcasting for the first time in the 1890s.
• Radio broadcasting in India was pioneered in the early 1920s by some young enthusiasts.
• In 1936, the Indian Broadcasting Service was renamed as All India Radio (AIR).
• AIR came to be known officially as Akashvani from the year 1956.
• The Vividh Bharati radio channel was launched in 1957.